In the town of Hajipura lived a Brahmin named Bhagavandas Sarasvat. Since he was little, he worked for wealthy families, doing religious rituals and helping with prayers. But as he grew older, he started to feel unhappy. The people he worked for were rich, but they did not really love God. They only cared about money and status. Bhagavandas wanted something more.
So, he left their homes and went back to his own. But soon, he set out again to find a better life. On his journey, he met Shri Mahaprabhuji. At first, Bhagavandas thought Shri Mahaprabhuji was just another learned Brahmin. He didn’t know yet how special he truly was. But something about him felt peaceful and wise. So Bhagavandas decided to travel with him.
That evening, they stopped at a campsite. Shri Mahaprabhuji asked his disciple, Krishnadas, to buy supplies and told him, “Give Bhagavandas whatever he needs.” Bhagavandas, however, took three times more food than he needed. He did the same thing for three days.
On the fourth day, he finally thought, “Maybe I should help out in some way.” But when he asked Krishnadas Meghan if he could do some work, Krishnadas said, “Only disciples of Shri Mahaprabhuji can serve. That is the way.”
Bhagavandas felt confused. “Why is this?” he asked. “You let people of lower castes carry water and help, but I, a Brahmin, am not allowed to do anything?”
Shri Mahaprabhuji smiled kindly and said, “In this path, what family someone is born into doesn’t matter. The ones who know Shri Krishna are truly high-born. Even a Brahmin who doesn’t know the Lord is not greater than a humble servant who does.”
These words made Bhagavandas curious. “How can someone know Shri Krishna?” he asked.
Shri Mahaprabhuji replied, “Shri Krishna is not controlled by our actions. He can only be known when He shows His mercy.”
“Then how can we receive His mercy?” asked Bhagavandas.
“By serving a true teacher with love and respect,” Shri Mahaprabhuji explained, “then Shri Krishna showers His grace.”
Bhagavanda’s heart began to change. He wanted to become a disciple. He asked Shri Mahaprabhuji to accept him. But Shri Mahaprabhuji said gently, “It is not easy to be a disciple. You are proud of being a Brahmin. A disciple must be full of humility.”
Bhagavandas bowed his head. “I thought I was important,” he said. “But that pride only brought me pain. Now I see that being humble is far greater than being proud.”
Hearing his honest words, Shri Mahaprabhuji agreed to make him a disciple. From that day on, Bhagavandas lived a very simple and pure life. He cleaned pots. He felt blessed to eat the leftover food from Shri Mahaprabhuji’s plate. He walked on the path of humility and devotion. His heart became full of love.
For one year, Bhagavandas served Shri Mahaprabhuji with joy. Then one day, Shri Mahaprabhuji gave him a special gift—a pair of His wooden sandals—and asked him to return home. Before leaving, Bhagavandas said, “Please, Gurudev, come bless my home and give your blessings to my family too.”
But Shri Mahaprabhuji said, “They are not ready yet for this path.”
Bhagavandas respected Shri Mahaprabhuji’s words and went home. He kept the sandals safe and worshipped them with love. Every day, he thought of Shri Mahaprabhuji and followed His teachings.
Some time later, Shri Mahaprabhuji came to his house and gave blessings to his family. From then on, Bhagavandas worshipped the very spot where Shri Mahaprabhuji had sat. Because his love was pure, Shri Mahaprabhuji began to appear to him in a divine way and shared with him the sweet pastimes of Shri Krishna.
Bhagavandas Sarasvat’s life had truly changed. He had left behind pride and found peace in service, devotion, and humility.
Poem: The Path of Humility
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